Volleyball Recap: Emery Riemanapp and Quinn Hoeper Secure Win for Iowa-Grant

Iowa-Grant hadn't done well against Darlington recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Panthers came out on top against the Redbirds by a score of 2-0. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 3-1 win the Redbirds walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2024.

While Iowa-Grant won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they played. The match finished with set scores of 25-16, 25-22.

Iowa-Grant was led to victory by Quinn Hoeper and Emery Riemanapp. Hoeper had 12 digs, while Riemanapp had five digs and two aces.

Panthers

Serving Aces

09/20/25 vs Darlington	14
09/20/25 vs Highland	5
09/18/25 @ Southwestern	13
09/06/25 vs Reedsburg	3
09/04/25 @ Riverdale	6
+ 7 more games

They weren't the only good server: Iowa-Grant was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 14 aces. That's the most aces they've posted since back in October of 2024.

The victory made it two in a row for Iowa-Grant and bumps their season record up to 3-13. As for Darlington, they dropped their record down to 6-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Iowa-Grant didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 2-1 loss against Seneca on the 20th. As for Darlington, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 2-1 defeat against Belleville on the 20th.